Kony 2012 surfaces with self-defeating simplicity
March 29, 2012
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Emma Trapp - Round Table marketing director By Emma Trapp Round table marketing director With its simplistic message and controversial interviews, the Kony 2012 YouTube video, created by The Invisible Children Organization, has been viewed by over 100 million people, and that number continues to rise. Joseph... Read more »
Private employers, colleges employ privacy-violating policies
March 29, 2012
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Lisa Conley - Round Table online editor-in-chief By Lisa Conley Round Table online editor-in-chief Whether it’s on Facebook, Twitter or some other social networking website, it feels as though people post every detail of their lives; however, as insignificant as those details may seem, it is still... Read more »
Choosing convenient classes over challenging courses
March 27, 2012
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Brendan Raleigh - Round Table opinion editor By Brendan Raleigh Round Table editor As state budgets around the country are being cut, so is the number of classes which high schools like Middletown can afford to offer. Numerous creative arts and language courses are among those on the chopping block. While... Read more »
Younger generations take technology for granted
March 22, 2012
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By Cortney St. John Round Table broadcast producer Cortney St. John - Round Table broadcast producer The technology of today has corrupted the minds of the younger generation. I received a cell phone only two years ago and I still don’t have unlimited texting, so if I need to text someone it costs... Read more »
Election results you can bank on
March 15, 2012
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By Lisa Conley Round Table editor-in-chief Lisa Conley - Round Table online editor-in-chief As the primary elections begin to heat up, it’s becoming apparent that one thing is driving the election results: money. As of Jan. 31, Massachusetts governor and Republican forerunner Mitt Romney reportedly... Read more »
Shreve’s library plan faces stacks of issues
March 14, 2012
Filed under Ana Billotti, Columns, Opinion
Ana Billotti - Round Table web producer By Ana Billotti Round Table web producer Frederick County commissioner Billy Shreve announced his proposal to shut down the Walkersville Public Library and move it next door into the Walkersville Middle School last week. “It perplexes me that we have one library... Read more »
Pa. judge’s ruling nullifies the First Amendment
March 2, 2012
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By Brendan Raleigh Round Table Editor Brendan Raleigh - Round Table opinion editor Pennsylvania Judge Mark Martin recently dismissed a case filed by Ernest Perce, an atheist activist who was attacked by a Muslim, Talaag Elbayomy, in reaction to Perce’s portrayal of a zombified Muhammad in a local... Read more »
Shooting to fame over shooting laptop
February 24, 2012
Filed under Ana Billotti, Columns, Opinion
By Ana Billotti Round Table web producer Ana Billotti - Round Table web producer A YouTube video posted in early February shot Tommy Jordan of North Carolina to fame. In the video, Jordan addresses the note that his 15-year-old daughter, Hannah, wrote and then posted on Facebook. Jordan created the... Read more »
Komen decision culminates in media backlash
February 16, 2012
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By Emma Trapp Round Table marketing director Emma Trapp - Round Table marketing director Facebook, Twitter and personal blogs are just a few main media sources that have had such an immense effect on politics. The most recent issue has been the one involving the Susan G. Komen program. The Susan G. Program,... Read more »
Racy yearbook photos rejected
February 15, 2012
Filed under Ana Billotti, Columns, Opinion
By Ana Billotti Round Table web producer Ana Billotti - Round Table web producer In early January, Colorado high school senior, Sydney Spies, claimed that her high school unfairly censored her. Spies’ school allows students to submit their own personal portraits to appear as their senior portrait... Read more »
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